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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Johnny and Ponyboy need to get once they get to the church?

2. What does Two-Bit say Dally got caught doing in the parking lot?

3. Who does Ponyboy think started the fire?

4. After the fight in the park, what does Johnny tell Ponyboy they need?

5. Where do Johnny and Ponyboy go after Cherry and Marcia leave with the Socs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the park that Johnny and Ponyboy go to in Chapter 4.

2. What does Jerry say when Ponyboy tells him that he and Johnny are wanted for murder?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Ponyboy see as differences between him and his peers?

4. How do Johnny and Ponyboy realize that they are not alone at the park?

5. Why do Johnny and Ponyboy go find Dally after the fight in the park?

6. Explain how Ponyboy and Johnny are heroic during the fire.

7. What news does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny when he comes to see them at the church?

8. What does Dally tell Ponyboy and Johnny to do when the come to him for help after the park fight?

9. What does Ponyboy realize that he has in common with Cherry?

10. What do Johnny and Ponyboy talk about one morning while watching the sunrise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the reasons why The Outsiders may or may not belong to the realistic fiction genre? What other genres could it belong to?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the title of the novel. Who is an "outsider" throughout the story, and what makes that person an "outsider"? What other interpretations of the title are there?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Dally as the hero or martyr of the novel. What heroic behaviors does he display? Why do the younger boys look up to him? What can they learn from his life?

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